“Books are masters who instruct us without rods or ferules, without words or anger, without bread or money. If you approach them, they are not asleep; If you seek them, they do not hide; If you blunder, they do not scold; if you are ignorant, they do not laugh at you.”
Quotes by Richard de Bury
“In books I meet the dead as if they were alive in books I see what is yet to come... All things decay and pass in time... All fame would fall into oblivion if God had not given mortal men the book to aid them”
“Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight.”
Richard de BuryRichard de Bury, also known as Richard Aungerville, was an influential English priest and bishop who played a pivotal role in promoting the value of books and learning during the 14th century. A passi...